# SII 17.50: original edition by K. G. Krishnan

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: No. 50. (A.R. No. 48 of 1904). KUḌATINI, BELLARY
TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0050

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII17/DHARMA_INSSIIv17p0i0050.xml

Languages: Kannada [Kannada], Sanskrit [Kannada]

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## Summary

On a slab built into the platform in front of the Kumārasvāmin temple.

1168 A.D.

This is dated Śaka 1990, Sarvajit, Māgha, śu. 5, Thursday. The details
correspond to 1168 A.D., January 18. The tithi ended at ·19 on the
previous day. The Śaka year was current.

It records that the son, name lost, of the Gāvuṇḍa of Koṅkaṇagēri raised
a shrine for god Ṛiṇamōchanadēva, consecrated the god therein and also
made provision for the repairs and upkeep of the shrine. It further
records that Habbimayya Sāvidēva made a gift of land to the same god.
The record states that during the period Dandāsani
Purushōttama-brahmachāri-arasar was ruling over the territorv.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ jayābhyudayaśca ∥

1. Anuṣṭubh

namastuṁga śiraścuṁbi-
caṁdra cāma(ra) ⟨2⟩ (cāravē)
(trai)ḷōkya nagarāraṁbha
mūlastaṁbhāyaśaṁbhavē ∥

jayatyāniṣkṛtaṁviṣṇō⟨3⟩(rvvārāhaṁ kṣō)bhitārṇnavaṁ dakṣiṇōnnata
daṁṣṭrāgraṁ viśrāṁtabhuvanaṁ vapuḥ [∥] ⟨4⟩ [5+] ttaharaṁ nārāyaṇapriyaṁ
pārdatīśanādaivamēyaṁ (·ṛ)ṇamō⟨5⟩[6+] ḍitarṇiya janāvaḷige
māḷkesukhasaṁpadamaṁ ∥ svasti samadhigata (paṁ)⟨6⟩(camahā)śabda
vratajapaniyamasaṁyuktaruṁ śrī kārttikēyadēvata�(na) ⟨7⟩ [3+] (ma)ppa
śrīmaddaṁḍāsani puruṣōttama brahmacāriya rasar rā(jaṁ) ⟨8⟩ [4+] mire ∥
svasti śrīmat (śaka)nṛpavarṣada 1190 ttaneya sarva(jit saṁva) ⟨9⟩
(tsatada mā)gha śuddha paṁcami (bṛha)spati vāradaṁdu koṁkaṇagēriya
gu⟨10⟩[6+] �ḍana maga māḷa [5+] ·ṛṇamōcanadēvargge Ā [3+] ⟨11⟩ [6+]
(mā)ḍisi (kaḷasa) pratiṣṭaya samayadoḷ�ṁḍa sphuṭita jī [6+] ⟨12⟩ [6+]
keyi mudiyagāvuṁḍa voṁdoḷ mattar 4 (kaṁ) 7 [6+] ⟨13⟩ [15+] ∥ teṁ 19
habbimeyana sāvidēvaṁ dēvargge ba [6+] ⟨14⟩ [12+] (ṟaṁ) mūḍal
daṭṭavoladoḷ mattar 5 Uda [12+] ⟨15⟩ [12+] kusuvana sēvuyiṁ moḍal ka(ga)
[5+] ⟨16⟩ [9+] diṁ teṁkal sirigāvuṁḍavoladoḷ dē [9+] ⟨17⟩ [12+]
baḍagalurjji(ta) vanasimoḷ dē [12+] ⟨18⟩ [12+] basavoladoḷ dēva(rgge)
[12+] ⟨19⟩ [12+] ta(mā)na [12+]

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 17.50 by Krishnan 1964 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Krishnan, K. G. 1964. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume XVII:
Inscriptions collected during the year 1903-04. South Indian
Inscriptions 17. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of
Publications). Pages 11–12, item 50.